THE SIDELINES : DJ Who Broadcast Fake Nuclear Warning Loses Job With Cardinals

A rock station disc jockey who two weeks ago broadcast a fake report of a nuclear attack is out as the St. Louis Cardinals public address announcer.

John Ulett said he was told he will not be retained for the 1991 season, ending an eight-year stint with the Cardinals.

Ulett, who works for FM radio station KSHE, broadcast a fake report Jan. 29 that the United States was under nuclear attack. The report was made after several listeners suggested the United States use nuclear weapons on Iraq, he said.

Ulett said he broadcast the fake warning to make people think about the horrors of nuclear war.

KSHE suspended Ulett for a week and the incident is being investigated by the Federal Communications Commission.